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Welcome to Fortson ...

Fortson is located in Snohomish County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fortson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.

Fortson is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Fortson lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Fortson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Fortson - they are located in Georgia and Louisiana.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fortson.

Communities near Fortson ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fortson.

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Fortson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fortson.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fortson. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fortson.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fortson. See our Newspapers Page for Fortson.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fortson ...

Looking for more information about Fortson? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Fortson, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fortson.

Adding Fortson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fortson in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Fortson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Fortson post office opened in 1902. The Fortson post office closed in 1954.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fortson.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Snohomish, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fortson - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/